Climate

A group of states on the East Coast has been operating a cap-and-trade system for carbon emissions for years. But the compact made headlines this fall as some states weighed whether to join the effort.

In her new book “The Problem with Plastic,” a former EPA official looks at the costs of plastic overproduction and how we can move beyond it

President Donald Trump plans to announce weaker fuel efficiency standards for cars and trucks at a White House event today.

At Jack’s Solar Garden in Colorado, crops grow amid the solar panels.

Zillow is no longer including flood, fire and other climate risk scores on home listings. Research shows that the data is a major factor in whether or not potential buyers will make an offer.

Annemarie Conte at Wirecutter bought a 450-pound mystery pallet of returned Amazon goods. Inside, she found a lot of polyester and a lot of info about why consumers return.

The Trump administration has unveiled plans for a huge expansion of offshore oil drilling.

Some states are helping them along, but projects in progress are all competing for the same scarce labor and resources.

Maybe, but even the ones that want to be environmentally friendly face energy challenges.

Data centers could produce “digital smog” by increasing power plant emissions and relying on backup generators during blackouts.